Vessel Profile

Rabelais

Rabelais
Photo: Ray Warren photo October 12, 1987 Vancouver BC Canada

Story

This freighter, ro-ro was built in 1979 by Bremer Vulcan A.G. in Bremen.

Historical Notes

In 2022 she was broken up at Brownsville, Texas, USA.

Owners & Masters

In 1979 she was owned by the Bremer RO/RO Seatransport G.m.b.h., Hamburg Germany. (Transatlantic Red. A/B, Gothenburg, Sweden, managers).

In 1989 she was owned by the Compagnie General Maritimes et Finance, Suresnes France.

In 1993 she was owned by the Gresham Maritime Ltd.,Nassau, Bahamas.

In 2000-2022 she was owned by the United States Navy Military Sealift Command.

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